METHOD OF PREPARING A TISSUE SWATCH FOR A BIOPROSTHETIC DEVICE

• Main Authors: KURANE, ADITEE A, KUTTY, JAISHANKAR K, CHALEKIAN, AARON J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.09.2014
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A method of preparing a tissue swatch comprising one or more desired thicknesses for use in the manufacture of a bioprosthetic device, said method comprising sectioning a sheet of frozen tissue to produce a tissue swatch of said one or more desired thicknesses. La présente invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'un échantillon de tissu qui comprend une ou plusieurs épaisseurs souhaitées destinées à être utilisées dans la fabrication d'un dispositif bioprothétique, ledit procédé comprenant une feuille d'un tissu congelé pour produire un échantillon de tissu de ladite ou desdites épaisseurs souhaitées.